Quick and easy to make and has a yummy bacon garnish. Source: Davina’s Smart Carbs
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 tbs Olive Oil
10g butter
1 large onion finely chopped
1 garlic clove finely chopped
sprig of thyme left whole
750g sweetcorn (frozen is best) defrosted
1 litre veg or chicken stock
salt & pepper
To serve:
4 slices of back bacon
4 tsp creme fraiche
1. Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan. When the butter has melted add the onions and fry over a gentle heat until its very soft and translucent. Add the garlic and thyme and stir for a minute then add the sweetcorn and stock. Season with salt and pepper, then simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Fish out the thyme sprig and remove a tablespoon of sweetcorn to use as a garnish and blitz the soup until it is well blended. You can make it completely smooth or leave it with a bit of texture.
3. Dry fry the bacon in a frying pan until it crsips and brown. Cut the bacon into thin strips or crumble it into small pieces. Serve the soup garnished with bacon, the reserved sweetcorn kernels and a swirl of the creme fraiche.
I made this a few weeks ago and it went down really well with the whole family. Really easy to make and the bacon makes a nice addition to the soup. Very tasty, will definitely be making again soon.